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		masklinn on April 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Distributed SQLite: Paradigm shift or hype? Because as in structs padding slack can lead to a surprising amount of overhead.

dkjaudyeqooe on April 9, 2024 [–]

That's not the case:

"SQLite does not pad or align columns within a row. Everything is tightly packed together using minimal space."

https://sqlite.org/forum/info/06ad7f81fea46401

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